Home!

I am leaving this morning, just have to finish packing and I will be all set. I am very psyched to get out of here for a while, even though it seems like I am never here anyway because I stay at Cather a lot. But any time I am here is too much for me and May can not come fast enough because this apartment is still what we consider the "House of Lame". We thought it was a pretty good title, all things considered that happened within the last month or so. You know, you can only repeat the same request so many times before you get tired of saying it. But anyway, I will be at home and it will be nice, and I won't have to worry about mice and rats, or dishes left in the sink for ages, or hair in the drain. You might think it is my hair in the drain, but that would be impossible, since I don't shower here often (yes, I have actually showered in Cather this semester, gross, right?) and when I do, I actually take my hair out of the drain. It is disgusting. Mom came to the apartment with me just to grab some stuff when they were here for graduation this weekend and I instructed her to not go to any other part of the apartment because it is disgusting. She had no problem complying with me on that one. So yes, I am off to home to be with the family, and I really don't know when I will be back, because I graduated, bitches! Okay, just kidding, I will be back sometime.

Thank Goodness for Yahoo Messenger

I talked to Adam for about an hour today online. It's comforting and even though I couldn't actually hear his voice for real, I could hear it in my head. All the stuff he was saying was typical joker Adam and I'm glad he hasn't changed too much since he's been gone. He's grown up a lot, I can tell just from today, but I don't think he will ever lose the mischievousness, that's trademark of him.

I have to get all my shit together for my credentials and it is such a pain. Career Services sucks, and earlier today Shona and I were about ready to do this stuff on our own, we were so frustrated. Ugh, UNL is such a pain in my ass still.

Teetz and I are going to dinner tonight and are going to hang out, which makes me happy because it is Teetz and I miss him tons, even though you'd think we see each other a lot - we don't. But that's changing now with graduation and I am sure Senioritis will hit him soon into the spring semester, if it hasn't already.

Drake left early this morning to go home, and I am bummed because I won't get to see him for three whole weeks. Ugh. Sleeping alone is not going to be fun, I am not sure I really even remember how.

Talked to Mom after she got home last night - a big box came from UPS, and guess what's inside...FRIENDS! I am so excited to go home, I can not wait.

Not much else, no real countdowns except of course my birthday, which I really haven't even thought about until just now. We're having a party at home for me, and I am sure I will have something here, but who knows. 23 really isn't a big deal or anything, but birthday drinks are nice.

Days until my birthday: 22

Days until I get the fuck out of this apartment and forget I ever lived here: too many to count

Happy Holidays :)

My Real Entry For Today

The weekend was quite eventful for Drake and I; I was lucky enough to get a little time off from everywhere in order to make it home for my cousin Holden's third birthday party and Drake switched one of his RA duties in order to go with me. We left right away Friday when I was done at Belmont and got to Minnesota around 10 pm that evening. Wendall went with because I didn't want to leave him for four days with the chance of him not being fed. Unfortunately Drake wears a size 13 shoe and thus has rather large feet. Luckily, Wendall was only knocked over once, though for the rest of the trip he rode on my lap even though I was driving. I could tell Mom really liked him, and it helps that he is extra polite and uses 'Ma'am' and 'Sir' when addressing those older than him. Plus, they could gang up on me and tease me so that helped them bond. Early the next morning we all got up to go to the Renaissance Festival. This is something we have done every year for as long as I can remember. I have missed a few here and there because of school and not being able to make it back to Minnesota, but this time I was able to and it was a lot of fun. Even Drake had fun, although I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that he actually got to eat a ginormous turkey leg - something he wants to be able to do on Halloween when he dresses up as a Viking. I have a picture and will post it at some point, but can't right now because I am at work. I also ran into my most favorite English teacher from high school, or rather, he scared me when he walked up behind me and said 'Go Packers' really loud in my ear. We chatted for a while and I was glad I got to see him because I knew I wouldn't have another chance while I was at home, since it was the weekend and of course no one was at the school. (On a side note about my high school: the wonderful gym floor that was installed right before my senior year was destroyed under a foot of water this summer. They are adding another wing to our school and someone didn't do their job and a water pump was not shut off, so the floor was under a foot of water. It will be done in time for basketball, but so far volleyball has played all away games because they have to fix the floor. That really made me sad when I think about the final basketball season when I was manager, and I think about all the games played on that floor and how, for our very last home game, all the seniors kissed the shamrock with 'Irish' emblazoned on it at center court. It really sucks, so thanks to the guy who didn't turn off the water, we appreciate your lack of hard work, good job). That evening my grandpa grilled steaks because I love steak, and my grandma made her amazing Oreo Cookie Dessert. I love it, it is the best dessert in the world. The entire family was at Grandma and Grandpa's except for my uncle Todd, his wife Kris, and their son Holden, but that's to be expected. I was glad I got to see Nicholas a lot that day, he is growing so fast - he turned one in April and is just running around and getting into all sorts of hilarious trouble. I love it. Sunday was just as jam-packed with stuff to do for Drake and I. We went to the Vikings/Saints game and the Vikes won, thank goodness, otherwise we'd be 0-3 and then I don't know what I or my mother would do. We left a little bit early when it was clear the Vikes were going to win, and had a little time to kill before heading to Holden's birthday, so we drove to Rosemount so I could show him where I was really from. It's not that I mind Waseca or anything, it's just that I am not from there, it is where Mom lives now. I have no ties to the high school, the sports teams, or anything, it is not where memories of my childhood exist, it is not the place that made me who I am. We drove around for a while and I pointed out places of importance, then we went on to Holden's party and hung out there with the tons of people who were invited to the shin-dig. I was glad Drake was able to meet everyone, and not just my mom, because I was able to meet a large number of his relatives already and it gives him a better understanding of me, I think. I know at one point we were talking and I was saying one thing and he was saying something else. He turns to my mom and asks, "How do you win?" and she and my grandma both said immediately, "You don't" which made me laugh, because it is true. He just shook his head, but gave me a kiss so I guess he is willing to deal with it for the rest of his life :). Monday morning came far too quickly for me, we met my grandparents in Owatonna for breakfast and it turned out to be more of a brunch, then headed back to Lincoln. It was a great trip and I am psyched because now hopefully over Fall Break I will get to go home with Drake and meet some more of his family and some of his friends, though that part kind of worries me a little bit. Family is easy to handle, friends are the difficult part. We'll just have to see what happens.

Weekend Update

***I'm on Drake's computer so the spellchecker is blocked again, ignore the typos!***

It's Labor Day weekend and I am hanging out in Cather with Drake because he is on duty tonight. I work tomorrow, which is a bummer because I couldn't go out with April tonight. She and I haven't hung out in ages, it was tougher last semester when she got screwed over by the chapter abd I still had chapter obligations. She wasn't around a lot and now we're going to try to be better about hanging out because we have so much fun when we do.

I an psyched to start my second week at Belmont, I think once I get into the swing of things I won't be so tired every day, which is nice but right now I am just getting used to not being lazy all day like during the summer - at least then I was only working four days a week. Now I am working every single day. Ah well, I'll have money and you won't. :)

JohnRoss and I went to Amanda's show last night, it was really good. It made me laugh and cry, so it was a good one because when you have that spectrum of emotions, they must be doing somethin right. The play was called 'Proposals' and Amanda had one of the lead roles. She played this girl who was engaged to this guy, but didn't feel she really was supposed to marry him. She still had feelings for the guy she had a fling with the previous summer. Plus, this 'gangster' from Miami came to visit her and basically comedy and chaos ensued. It was a ot of fun and it really made me miss being in theatre. I didn't do a whole lot in high school on stage but did a lot in costumes, make-up and ticket office. I was in our Madigral Dinner by freshman and junior year but that was it, I did a lot more in elementary school and middle school. Plus, I had so many activities in high school I wouldn't have had time to take on theatre roles as well. But it was fun and maybe I could do what Amanda did and find a local group to audition with. I don't have a lot of time, but we'll see what happens.

Not much else going on, just some planning of certain events that will be happening in the future that pertain to previous posts, and the graduation party preperation as well. I am going home the last weekend in September and I think Drake will get to go this time so he will get to meet the family. Plus, it is Holden's birthday so I will get to see him and Nicholas to. I miss those kiddos a lot.

Good night!